Siliguri, Nov. 1 -- The West Bengal Police Special Task Force (STF) has seized approximately 2.688 kg of prohibited narcotic substance morphine during a special operation on National Highway 12 near Madhughat in Kaliachak, Malda district.

Four persons allegedly involved in an interstate drug trafficking network have been arrested in connection with the seizure.

The police have registered a specific case and initiated an investigation into the incident, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said in a statement posted on his Facebook page.

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